Cassell Dictionary of Modern Britain

This wide-ranging reference to modern British history and current affairs provides an A-Z guide to the people, events, issues, controversies and crises that have made the headlines since the 1940s and that have halped shaped contemporary political and social scenes in Britain. Articles include biographies of public figures (from Clement Attlee to John Major), discussions of key movements in post-war British history (from Suez to the Gulf War), and coverage of topics such as Big Bang, the Bulger affair, commercial television, Polly Peck, Sizewell and Clause 28.